Friday, March 30, 2012

Gail Carriger Working On YA Series

The Alexia Tarabotti books were a mash-up of steampunk, supernatural (hot werewolves and vampires, not so hot ghosts), and Georgette Heyer's wittier historical romances. Also, if you've read the Amelia Peabody books, the main characters were sort of like Amelia and Emerson but, you know, supernatural. That is not a complaint, just an observation. Emerson is very werewolf-like, anyway.

The first Alexia book, Soulless, won a YALSA Award in 2010. I like these books, but I don't really see anything about Soulless that would "have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18." Though we were probably still in Twilight frenzy back then, and Soulless did have plenty of vampires and werewolves.

About Me

I'm the author of eight books for children and young adults, all published by G.P. Putnam's Sons. I've republished Saving the Planet & Stuff as an eBook. Now I have experience wading in both the traditional and self-publishing pools. My essays have been published at The Millions and Literary Mama, and my short stories at Alimentum and Cricket. I have been blogging at Original Content for eleven years.